YOUR STARDOM PROJECT First response: Type 100-150 words, double spaced, with your real name at the top, on what you are willing to do in general to become the kind of Star you wish to be. This is not to describe your stardom, but to explain what you're willing to do to attain it. Title your page "The Stardom Project, First Response."
Second response: Meditation to verify your association of your stardom with positive emotion. Use your subconscious mind to find your purpose in life. Go to the "Your Subconscious Mind for Stardom" tab. Read it, and then allow 30 minutes or more to do the exercise. Type and/or draw the results.
Third response: Read Dr Seidman's list of characteristics of a person becoming a star. Dr. Seidman's commitment: “Keep a strong image in mind of the person you choose to become. This picture changes and evolves, but it always includes positive details and provokes emotion in you as you hold it. Bring the image up in your psyche several times a day.” Here's your exercise in Creative Descriptive Writing: "A Day in the Life of Me as a Star" In 200-300 words, describe a picture of yourself as this star. Be imaginative! At the end, tell how the exercise makes you feel emotionally. Your description of yourself shows you acting and looking like the star you’ve chosen. Example:
“I see myself as a social worker. I’m wearing quality clothing, but not expensive looking, and I’m well groomed. I -----"
“I am calling on a family in their home and asking questions that help me understand their needs. I get them to ask me questions too. They -----"
“I help them stay on public assistance as long as they need to, and then help them become independent of it. They say -----”
Imagining all this, I feel ....."
Fourth response: Consider these two subjects in relationship to your desired stardom: 1. Have a supportive social environment a. Do you now have the right kind of people around you that support your aspirations to be the kind of star you wish to be? b. If so, how can you ask for their help? If not, how can you find the right kind of people? 2. Do frequent introspective journal writing, or another way to record what you think and feel about your stardom in progress
a. Write three ways that recording your reflections can help you achieve the stardom you desire.
b. Journal writing is the most widely used method to record thoughts, events and feelings. but if you don't much like to write, explain how you can overcome or bypass this dislike by recording your thoughts and feelings in another way. .
c. Write two ways you can make sure that you actually do this record keeping frequently.
Fifth Response: Do frequent repetitive exercises to strengthen your positive deviant skills and abilities. First – Contemplate your planned stardom. What skills shall you need? List the skills that first occur to you. Get some specific skills for your Stardom from Occupational Handbook: http://www.onetonline.org/ In "Occupational Quick Search," upper right, enter an occupation that relates to your Stardom. A page of categories comes up. Click on a specific category, Then scroll down to "Technical Skills" and "Skills." For each one, click on the Plus sign (+) to see the expanded list of skills. Then list three skills you would like to start acquiring now, to prepare for your dream occupation. For one of these, type an exercise you can begin doing now that can help you develop that skill.
Note: it has to be something specific that you can do in a short time period at least three times a week, starting this week.
Sixth response Make sure you are compensated on a star performer level. Working on this issue may be the most challenging one. Dr. Seidman's interview subjects --300+ stars from many walks of life - found this one to be one of the most important. Stars make enough compensation to make sure that they feel recognized and acknowledged. They do not leave their compensation to wishful thinking; they actively make it happen. Nor do they feel that "some day" they'll get the rewards they are working for. If they are not getting them now, or if they do not have a realistic goal set for getting their rewards - then something is wrong. They may need to increase their commitment to attaining their dream. Note: rewards and compensation do not just mean money. They mean being personally acknowledged. They mean feeling satisfaction. For some stardoms, like a star parent, money is not involved. Feeling well compensated is not a matter of comparing oneself to others, It never means feeling that you are doing better than others; that is vanity, and does not contribute to excellence and achievement. In other words - This is about the compensation you plan to earn for your dream career. This should include (1) financial compensation and (2) the other forms of rewards that would make you happy. Write your assignment as follows: My stardom is . I view excellent compensation for my stardom as (type at least 25 words) My plan for attaining this compensation is (type 100-150 words, no less).
Critical Thinking: Self-Image “Your Stardom” In what ways are you a STAR? A star is a light source that provides direction and is glorious to behold.
People seek after stars, and appreciate them for their talents and abilities, or just for their unique personalities – even for their humility!
Yet to be a star, you don’t primarily need talent or ability – you primarily need a star’s ATTITUDE. If your attitude is to be outstanding and to help others, and if you can maintain that attitude, always returning to it when times are tough – you’re already a star.
Stars are not necessarily famous – Emily Dickinson never published her work, Van Gogh never sold a painting, and yet today people love Van Gogh’s glory and steer by Emily Dickinson’s light.
Become the star you are. People are waiting for you!
Instructions: Read the above and the below, and consider. Then freewrite your thoughts about your stardoms on scratch paper. Then summarize the most important point(s) of your freewriting.
What kind of star would you like to become?Check them off; you can be more than one kind Some possibilities, in no particular order: Star student Star of business Star of help & compassion Star of friendship Music star Star of gardens & landscapes Mechanics star Fashion star Star of organization Star of creativity Art star Star of science & math Writing star Athletics star Health & fitness star Counseling star Star of positivity Star of history Star of philosophy Star of psychology Star of spirituality Healing star Cooking star Star parent Star teacher Star of values & ethics Decorating star Design star Star of communications Internet star Star of broadcasting Star of journalism Star of wisdom
First response:
Type 100-150 words, double spaced, with your real name at the top,
on what you are willing to do in general to become the kind of Star you wish to be.
This is not to describe your stardom, but to explain what you're willing to do to attain it.
Title your page "The Stardom Project, First Response."
Second response:
Meditation to verify your association of your stardom with positive emotion.
Use your subconscious mind to find your purpose in life.
Go to the "Your Subconscious Mind for Stardom" tab.
Read it, and then allow 30 minutes or more to do the exercise.
Type and/or draw the results.
Third response:
Read Dr Seidman's list of characteristics of a person becoming a star.
Dr. Seidman's commitment: “Keep a strong image in mind of the person you choose to become.
This picture changes and evolves, but it always includes positive details and provokes emotion in you as you hold it. Bring the image up in your psyche several times a day.”
Here's your exercise in Creative Descriptive Writing:
"A Day in the Life of Me as a Star"
In 200-300 words, describe a picture of yourself as this star. Be imaginative!
At the end, tell how the exercise makes you feel emotionally.
Your description of yourself shows you acting and looking like the star you’ve chosen. Example:
Fourth response:
Consider these two subjects in relationship to your desired stardom:
1. Have a supportive social environment
a. Do you now have the right kind of people around you that support your aspirations to be the kind of star you wish to be?
b. If so, how can you ask for their help? If not, how can you find the right kind of people?
2. Do frequent introspective journal writing, or another way to record what you think and feel about your stardom in progress
a. Write three ways that recording your reflections can help you achieve the stardom you desire.
b. Journal writing is the most widely used method to record thoughts, events and feelings. but if you don't much like to write, explain how you can overcome or bypass this dislike by recording your thoughts and feelings in another way. .
c. Write two ways you can make sure that you actually do this record keeping frequently.
Fifth Response:
Do frequent repetitive exercises to strengthen your positive deviant skills and abilities.
First –
Contemplate your planned stardom.
What skills shall you need?
List the skills that first occur to you.
Get some specific skills for your Stardom from Occupational Handbook:
http://www.onetonline.org/
In "Occupational Quick Search," upper right, enter an occupation that relates to your Stardom.
A page of categories comes up. Click on a specific category,
Then scroll down to "Technical Skills" and "Skills." For each one, click on the Plus sign (+) to see the expanded list of skills.
Then list three skills you would like to start acquiring now, to prepare for your dream occupation.
For one of these, type an exercise you can begin doing now that can help you develop that skill.
Note: it has to be something specific that you can do in a short time period at least three times a week, starting this week.
Sixth response
Make sure you are compensated on a star performer level.
Working on this issue may be the most challenging one. Dr. Seidman's interview subjects --300+ stars from many walks of life - found this one to be one of the most important.
Stars make enough compensation to make sure that they feel recognized and acknowledged.
They do not leave their compensation to wishful thinking; they actively make it happen.
Nor do they feel that "some day" they'll get the rewards they are working for.
If they are not getting them now, or if they do not have a realistic goal set for getting their rewards - then something is wrong. They may need to increase their commitment to attaining their dream.
Note: rewards and compensation do not just mean money. They mean being personally acknowledged. They mean feeling satisfaction. For some stardoms, like a star parent, money is not involved.
Feeling well compensated is not a matter of comparing oneself to others, It never means feeling that you are doing better than others; that is vanity, and does not contribute to excellence and achievement.
In other words - This is about the compensation you plan to earn for your dream career.
This should include (1) financial compensation and (2) the other forms of rewards that would make you happy.
Write your assignment as follows:
My stardom is .
I view excellent compensation for my stardom as (type at least 25 words)
My plan for attaining this compensation is (type 100-150 words, no less).
Critical Thinking: Self-Image
“Your Stardom”
In what ways
are you a STAR?
A star is a light source
that provides direction and is glorious to behold.
People seek after stars, and appreciate them
for their talents and abilities,
or just for their unique personalities –
even for their humility!
Yet to be a star,
you don’t primarily need talent or ability –
you primarily need a star’s ATTITUDE.
If your attitude is
to be outstanding and to help others,
and if you can maintain that attitude,
always returning to it when times are tough –
you’re already a star.
Stars are not necessarily famous –
Emily Dickinson never published her work,
Van Gogh never sold a painting,
and yet today people love Van Gogh’s glory
and steer by Emily Dickinson’s light.
Become the star you are.
People are waiting for you!
Instructions: Read the above and the below, and consider. Then freewrite your thoughts about your stardoms on scratch paper. Then summarize the most important point(s) of your freewriting.
What kind of star would you like to become? Check them off; you can be more than one kind
Some possibilities, in no particular order:
Star student
Star of business
Star of help & compassion
Star of friendship
Music star
Star of gardens & landscapes
Mechanics star
Fashion star
Star of organization
Star of creativity
Art star
Star of science & math
Writing star
Athletics star
Health & fitness star
Counseling star
Star of positivity
Star of history
Star of philosophy
Star of psychology
Star of spirituality
Healing star
Cooking star
Star parent
Star teacher
Star of values & ethics
Decorating star
Design star
Star of communications
Internet star
Star of broadcasting
Star of journalism
Star of wisdom